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From the Director
Vol. 11 No. 3March 2015
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
February is a busy month at thesenior centers. Valentine’s
Dayand Black History month providethemes to build activities,
tripsand events around.
Valentine’s Day provides theusual opportunity to express ourlove
for the important people inour lives – friends, family,
churchmembers. It is often a sad timefor those who have lost so
manythey love.
Black History month is a timefor awareness, pride in
accom-plishments as well as celebration.One of my favorite events,
cele-brating it’s sixth anniversary thismonth, is the African -
AmericanFashion Show. Credit for thisevent goes to some very
specialladies. They had the idea, workedhard to put the show
together andcreated an event that is anticipat-ed each year by
everyone at thecenter. The room is usuallypacked with folks to see
theseladies (and gentlemen) in articlesof clothing that are not
onlybeautiful but often have specialmeaning to the wearers. One
ofthe models creates stunning out-fits for herself and
granddaughtereach year. Information on BlackHistory is shared in a
fun triviaformat and African themed prizesare distributed.
The pride in their heritage andhistory is inspiring and I
thankthem for sharing that with all ofus.
Diane Reed, DirectorHenry County Senior Services
Seni r SpiritThe Official Publication of Henry County Senior
Services and the Henry County Council On Aging
Heritage holds Sixth Annual African - American Fashion Show
Bon WorthholdsFashionShow inHenry
The Sixth Annual African – American Fashion Showwas held at the
Heritage Senior Center on Friday, Feb.20, 2015. The Fashion Show
consisted of a wide varietyof stunning African attire modeled
members of HeritageSenior Center and also featured grandchildren of
centermembers. The audience participated in a game of BlackHistory
trivia and prizes were awarded for correctanswers. A door prize
drawing was held at the end of theprogram. What a fantastic
combination – fashion, funand history! African Fashion, see page
3.
The Locust Grove and HiddenValley Senior Centers partnered
withBon Worth of Tanger Outlet Mall ina fashion show held on
January 28th.Bon Worth is known as a favoriteshopping destination
for maturewomen and offers the latest fashionoptions. Store
managers BethStumbaugh and Michele McGuirewere a delight to work
with and wethank them and encourage everyoneto stop by for a visit.
Everyonejoined in the fun with a convenientshopping experience
brought to themby Bon Worth; and they are lookingforward to another
event soon.
Bon Worth, see page 3.
Above, shoppers at the Bon Worth Fashion Show at Hidden
Valley.Below, a group shot of models from Locust Grove Senior
Center.
Clockwise startingtop left: participants
of the 6th AnnualAfrican - American
Fashion Show,Emma Megginson,
Annette Samuel, andJimmie Jackson.
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“The Game”
Page SS-2 March 2015Senior Spirit
Volunteer Spotlight
Dominique FordDominique has been volunteering/interning with
Heritage SeniorCenter since August of 2013. Dominique says she
loves helping andworking closely with the seniors. “These amazing
people make myday just by seeing their smiles.” Dominique is a
home-schooled highschool senior. She enjoys reading, being a
freelance editor for an e-book community, hanging out with family
and playing with herrambunctious Yorkie, Zoey. She plans to go to
college for SpeechLanguage Pathology. Thank you Dominique for
always being readyand available anytime we call on you.
A special thank you to all our Henry County Senior Services
Volunteers.
Joke Month!of the
On an overseas flight, a lawyer and an older man were in
adjoining seats.The lawyer asked the senior if he’d like to play a
little game. The older man
was tired, and he told the lawyer he only wanted to sleep.But
the lawyer insisted the game was a lot of fun.“Here’s how it
works,” he said. “I’ll ask you a question. If you can’t come up
with the answer, you have to give me a dollar. Then it’s your
turn to ask meone. But if I can’t answer it, I have to give you
$20.”
The senior figured if he just got this over with, maybe he could
get somesleep. So he agreed to play.
The first question from the lawyer was “How far apart are the
earth and themoon?”
The senior stayed completely silent, reached for a dollar, and
gave it to thelawyer. Then he said, “My turn. What walks upstairs
backward and comesdownstairs forward?”
The lawyer was stumped. He thought and thought. He tried to
remember allthe riddles he knew. He searched every corner of his
brain.
He even cheated and asked the flight attendants and other
passengers.Finally he gave up. He woke up the older man and gave
him a twenty. The
senior stuffed the twenty in his coat and went immediately back
to sleep.The lawyer couldn’t stand it. He woke up the older man and
said, “I have to
know. What walks upstairs backward and comes downstairs
forward?”The senior got out his wallet, gave the lawyer a dollar,
and went back to sleep.
In-Home Personal
Care:....................................................1,743
hoursInformation &
Referral:.....................................................21
contactsHome Delivered
Meals:......................................................3,786
mealsCongregate
Meals:.............................................................5,511
mealsEnsure/Glucerna
Supplements:..........................................1,032unitsVolunteer
Hours:...................................................................702
hours
Thank you to our supporters from the senior citizens who benefit
fromthese services. The home delivered meals and in-home personal
careenable many seniors to remain in their homes.
Senior Services Statistics for January 2014
The Senior Spirit is published monthly byThe Henry County Times,
Inc.
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Fashion Show Organizing Committee - Elsie Pomder,
DorothyThornton, Carolyn Binder, Bernadette Dingle.
Bon Worth fashion show models, L –R Gayle Price, Peggy
Board,Mylinda Pearson and Beverly Watson.
Above, Shirley Davis models atropical lavender and blue
outfit.
Pictured above are Jahmai James and Kamren Jackson.
Aliyah Allen, her grandmother Julia Allen and Michelle Brown,
grand-daughter of Savannah Allen (not pictured).
African Fashion, from front
Bon Worth, from front
Below, Janice Fears models a cobaltblue skirt and zig zag
patterned topin complementing colors.
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All centers have a monthly birthday celebration and
bingo. Call the center nearest you for
specific classes, activities
and times.
Some of the classes offered include: Line Dancing, Computer
Classes, Beginner Bridge, Oil Painting, Quilting,Crafts,
Knitting/Crocheting, Exercise, Defensive Driving,
Ceramics, Stained Glass & more. Join in a friendly game of
Canasta, Bridge, Skip-Bo,
Rummi-kub, Billiards, Wii, Xbox 360 Kinect (just to name a few)
anytime!
Ongoing Activities
SPEAKERS / EVENTS•AARP Defensive Driving Course - March 6th9:00
am - 4:00 pm•Unconditional Grief with Yvonne English ofAngelle’s
Hospice - Friday, March 20th, Doorprizes to be included•Fall
Prevention/Balance Class - Instructor:Cindy Simmons, Tuesdays at
11:00 am. Keepyour independence! Let us help you decreaseyour
chance of falling. Balance, Core &Strengthening Exercises. Free
Class.
TRIPSGolden Ticket Travels with Cindy Simmons.
Call Cindy at Locust Grove at 770-288-6992 for additional
information
or stop by to pay and register.
•CNN - Lunch on your own, March 4th, $23.00,Departing LG 8:30/
Her 9:00, Returning LG4:30/ Her 4:00•Sweet Auburn Curb Market -
Lunch on yourown, March 18th, $8.00, Departing LG 9:00/Her 9:30,
Returning LG 2:00/ Her 1:30
SPEAKERS / EVENTS•Better Business Bureau Consumer
AwarenessProgram - Friday, March 7th•AARP - 1st Tuesday of each
month at 10:00 am
TRIPSBuzzin’ Around with Cindy. Call Cindy Collins
at Heritage in McDonough at 770-288-7003 forinformation or stop
by to pay and register.
•Freddy’s Burgers - Lunch on your own, March3rd, $2.00,
Departing 11:15, Returning 2:00
SPEAKERS / EVENTS•Spring Dance - March 6th, 5:00-8:00 pm
TRIPSNavigating with Nelda at Hidden Valley in
Fairview. Call 770-288-7016 for information.
•Wetumpka Windcreek Casino - Lunch onyour own, March 19th,
$35.00, Departing 7:00,Returning 7:30•Shopping At Ikea - Lunch on
your own,March 12th, $4.00, Departing 9:30, Returning2:00•Macon
Cherry Blossom Festival - Lunch onyour own, March 26th, $16.00,
Departing 9:30,Returning 4:45
Hidden ValleySenior Center
600 Spraggins Memorial Pkwy.
Stockbridge
770-288-7002
Locust GroveSenior Center
280 Mose Brown Dr.
Locust Grove
770-288-6944
HeritageSenior Center
1050 Florence McGarity Blvd.
McDonough
770-288-7001
MARCH EVENTS
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On January 23, 2015 the Stockbridge-Jonesboro Alumni
ChapterSenior Kappa Affairs Committee (SKAC) presented the
HeritageSenior Center in McDonough Georgia with a donation of 20
portableheaters as part of the SJAC Senior Kappas “Heaters For
Seniors” ini-tiative. The heaters will be distributed to home bound
senior citizens inHenry County, Georgia. This is one of the SKAC’s
winter communityservice initiatives and since this program was
initiated more than 100heaters have reached deserving seniors.
Above, Ann Marie Quincey(Administrative Assistant III – Special
Projects Coordinator, HenryCounty Senior Services) accepts the
donations from Brothers NorvalBroome; Thomas Crump, Jr.; Michael
Turner and John L. Stewart, Jr.(National Chairman Senior Kappa
Affairs/Southeastern ProvinceSenior Kappa Affairs Chair)
Heritage Class - Pictured above from left to right: (Back row)
NancyBeckles, Judy Vance, Elaine Crary, and Elsie Ponder (Front
row) ClassInstructor, Traci Terrell, Sallie Bandy, Sandra O’Connor,
and BarbaraAdams. Not pictured: Julia Allen and Richard Folds.
Heritage Class - Pictured above from left to right: (Above)
Classinstructor, Traci Terrell, Mary Wenger, Martha Powell, Bill
Powell, IrisSullivan, Jack Sullivan. Not pictured: Lois and Bill
Hughes, BeegeFowler and Judy Shaw.
Senior Kappa AffairsCommittee Donates Heaters For Seniors
Tai Chi for Health is a 12 weekrotating workshop style
classoffered at Heritage, Locust Groveand Hidden Valley Senior
Centers.
These hardworking attendees show-cased what they learned
andreceived certificates for theiraccomplishments.
Tai Chi for Health has itsfirst graduating classes
Ongoing Activities & Classes•Beginner & intermediate
bridge
•Defensive driving •Line dancing •Oil painting
•Exercise •Quilting •Crafts •Knitting/crocheting
•Ceramics •Computers •¡Conversational Spanish!
And more!
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4-H’ers and Valentine’s
Hidden Valley Senior
Sacred Journey Hospice treated the members of Heritage
SeniorCenter to a Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Party with all the
trimmings onFriday, February 13th.
Ice Cream Party at Heritage Senior Center
First time bingo players, L – R Charles Lewis and Garland
Johnson
Bingo winners, L – R Juliet Fraser, Irene Gulifield, and Elaine
Yeadon
Part of the 4-H Pledge includes the phrase “I pledge my hands to
larg-er service.” In keeping with that belief, Henry County Middle
School4-H Members wanted to make sure some local residents had a
morecheerful Valentine’s Day. The 4-H’ers created 250 bright red or
pinkvalentines for local Meals-on-Wheels recipients and they were
distrib-uted by Meals-on-Wheels volunteers during their
deliveries.
Calvin Wood, a young hunter at the age of 90, recently killed a
mainframe 10 point buck scoring 167. This is one of his many
trophies thatline the walls of his home.
Bingo Night at the Valley
Debbie Cline began working withSenior Services as a
Meals-On-Wheelsaide in July 2007. She helped delivermeals to an
average of 160 clients on adaily basis. Many special
friendshipshave been made while getting to know allof the
clients.
Debbie was recently promoted toPersonal Care Support
ServicesScheduler. She will continue to workwith clients she
already knows but nowhas the opportunity to get to know moreof the
seniors in our community. Whilenot at work, Debbie enjoys
family,friends and painting.
Meet the Staff
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Henry County Senior Servicesneeds your help! Become
aMeals-On-Wheels volunteer. “It’sgood for the heart!”
Come, and join the fun as aMeals-On-Wheels Volunteer forthe
Henry County Senior Ser-vices Program.
Whether you are looking for apermanent volunteer position or
just to lend a hand, we havesomething for you!
For more information calltoday at 770-288-7010 andsay, “I want
to be a Meals-on-Wheels Volunteer!”
Become a Meals-On-Wheels Volunteer!
Meals-On-
Wheels
BREAKFAST- $3.00. Served from 9:00a.m.- 10:00 a.m.LUNCH - $4.00.
Served from 12:00 – 1:00p.m. Breakfast and Lunch are served
dailyMonday through Friday.
Hungry? Grab A Bite At The Centers!
Heritage Senior Center • McDonough • 770-288-7001Hidden Valley
Senior Center • Stockbridge • 770-288-7002Locust Grove Senior
Center • Locust Grove • 770-288-6944
The Henry County Council on Aging, Inc is now registered with
theAmazonSmile Program – Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible
pur-chases made thru Amazon Smile to the Council. Just go
tohttp://smile.amazon.com/ch/58-1903782 and sign in to your
Amazonaccount or you can log in thru AmazonSmile.com and enter The
HenryCounty Council on Aging in the charity search field and select
theCouncil – after that shop away! That’s it – same great products
andprocess. Once your purchase is finalized AmazonSmile will make
thedonation directly to the Council.
Charles Aycock uses My Senior Center to check in for the
day!
We are excited to have our newtouch screen sign in system.
Thesystem is in place at all the SeniorCenters in the county. It is
quick andeasy to navigate as you not only sign
in, but you can identify which activ-ities you will participate
in for thatday. This new system producesinformation that is
beneficial to theseniors and staff.
Henry County Senior Centers featurenew sign-in system
Nurse’s NotesBy Pamela B. Vining, R.N.When it comes to aging
graceful-
ly, most of us already know what todo. We’ve heard it over and
over.Exercise, eat right, get a goodnight’s sleep, and keep a
positiveattitude. Just as important, don’twait to start taking care
of yourself– start now.
The good news is that the sameregimen that helps your heart
alsobenefits your brain, mood, metabo-lism, and skin. Aging
gracefullyisn’t rocket science. It just requiresenergy, stamina,
and motivation.
It’s best to exercise about 45 min-utes, three to four times a
week.This will keep your heart youngwhile improving your figure,
moodand brainpower. Eat lots of fruitsand vegetables, and cook with
oliveoil instead of butter. Getting lessthan 6.5 hours of sleep at
night putsyou at risk for a host of physicaland mental problems, so
get a goodlong night’s rest.
The truth is, everyone will growold at one point or another, it
alldepends on what you do about it.Now is the time to get rid of
emo-tional baggage that stresses youout, and control your blood
pres-sure. Take control of yourself andwhat’s inside. What’ll keep
you
younger looking now is your atti-tude.
Treat people with respect and theymay show you the same
kindnessthat you need someday. Alwayskeep your future in mind.
Takecharge and create a future that youwant. Yes, you need to grow
oldwith love, and embrace eachmoment of your life. Don’t livewith
regret weighing you down.There may be ways to stop aging,but these
solutions only last solong.
As long as you maintain healthyhabits and live in moderation,
youcan certainly say that you’ve doneyour part. Perhaps a simple
tweakin the way you live life can do a lotof good down the
line.
Also, you must never take yourhealth for granted. Eat right
andexercise regularly. You probablywon’t be as active as you
oncewere, but there’s nothing wrongwith that.
The important thing is that youmake sure you do something
foryourself every single day. You’lldefinitely continue to enjoy
thebenefits of your lifestyle in theyears to come.
Aging Gracefully Isn’t Rocket Science
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401 (K) RolloversMade Easy.
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McDonough, GA 30253
(770) 957-0250
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Call or stop by today for more information.
Prime Time Adventures Travel ClubNow is the time to make those
travel
plans! Below are two available trips.One for 2015 and one for
2016. Let2015 be the year you fulfill yourdreams of travel.
Traveling with PrimeTime Adventurers is a
spectacularexperience.Seven Country Danube River Cruise
– August 27 – September 10, 2015.Experience the grand Old World
auraof Central and Eastern Europe’s mostcaptivating cities on this
most compre-hensive Danube River cruise. Visitseven countries –
Austria, Slovakia,Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgariaand Romania –
in the comfort of yourfloating hotel. This odyssey takes onewhere
Western visitors seldom travel,and explores countries whose
geo-graphical boundaries are still beingaffected by recent history
and currentevents. Even though this trip is way inthe future, the
deposit date is close athand. Please be in touch for
moreinformation. River cruises fill upquickly.
Looking ahead to the July 2016Scandinavia And Baltic Cruise.
Joinus on the Royal Princess, as we visitNorthern Europe. We will
be on thepopular 12-day Scandinavia & Russiaitinerary, with the
signature 2-day
Experience in St. Petersburg, Russia.We will get to know the
charms ofCopenhagen, Denmark, with anextended overnight pre-cruise.
Otherports of call will be Stockholm,Sweden; Helsinki, Finland;
Tallinn,Estonia; Oslo, Norway; and Berlin,Germany. Standing on
deck, you can
almost imagine Vikings and czars sail-ing here for centuries as
you cruisethese fabled seas. The unique mix ofspectacular natural
beauty, medievalcastles, storybook palaces, and savvycity flair
come together to form anunbelievable experience.Keep in mind the
Texas Hill Country
trip for Spring 2016 and America’sNational Parks for Summer
2017.More information later …
For more information on these andother planned trips, contact
NancyHall at 770-898-8860, [email protected] or the Henry
CountySenior Centers. Happy Traveling!
Above, a group from Prime Time Adventures is standing at the
remains of the Berlin Wall in Berlin,Germany. In Berlin, they
visited Checkpoint Charlie, the Brandenburg Gate and many more
historic sites.Pictured from L. to R.: Rick McClendon, Nancy Hall,
Sissy Bunch, Cheryl Leeper, Darlene Thomas,Barbara Bardenheier, and
Mary McClendon.
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